9 h. ago ChatGPT maker boss Larry Summers QUITS over Jeffrey Epstein emails in major statement

Larry Summers quit his role at OpenAI after it emerged he had maintained a friendly relationship with Jeffrey Epstein even after the billionaire was convicted of child sex offences in 2008

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12 h. ago Fines that target drivers at school gates make council £680,000

The scheme was launched in March last year and has been called a 'money-maker' for the council

Economics

26 h. ago Salter gadget hailed a 'game changer' for anyone who drinks hot chocolate slashed to less than £15 in Black Friday deal

Perfect for whipping up barista-quality beverages both hot and cold, the Hot Chocolate Maker can produce hot chocolates, velvety lattes and foamy cappuccinos

Economics

30 h. ago Can ceramics be demonic? Edmund de Waal’s obsession with a deeply disturbing Dane

The great potter explains why he turned his decades-long fixation with Axel Salto – maker of unsettling stoneware full of tentacle sproutings and knotty growths – into a new showPotter and writer Edmund de Waal, a dark silhouette of neat workwear against the blinding white of his studio, is erupting with thoughts, all of them tumbling out of him at once. He is giving me a tour of the former gun factory on a London industrial estate gently disciplined into architectural calm. It has work stations for his staff (it’s quite an operation); store rooms; and a main space nearly empty but for some giant black lidded vessels he made in Denmark, as capacious as coffins. At either end, up discreet sets of steps, are the places of raw creation. One, with its potter’s wheel, is where he makes; the other, with its desk and bookshelves, is where he writes.He opens a door to the room housing his two mighty kilns, its back wall lined with rows of shelves with experiments in form and glaze, and tell...

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41 h. ago Judge to explain why he's approving Purdue Pharma settlement plan, which calls for $7B from Sacklers

A judge is set to explain why he's approving a plan for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids

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57 h. ago This much loved Japanese car brand is returning to the UK next year

A popular car maker that disappeared from the UK market in 2020 has confirmed it is coming back in summer 2026.

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58 h. ago Apple Cider Vinegar review – a kidney stone leads into whimsical geology doc

Sofie Benoot’s film opens out from the film-maker’s medical problem to a diverting reflection on humankind’s deep roots in ancient mineralsThe elegant, humorous, susurrating Welsh voice of Siân Phillips sets the keynote for this whimsical essay documentary from Belgian film-maker Sofie Benoot about the nature of rock and stone, and the mysterious interrelation between our bodies and the landmass of Earth.Benoot’s starting point is the kidney stone that has just been removed from her body, an intriguingly smooth and worn pebble; it’s a personal event she assigns to her offscreen alter ego, voiced by Phillips. This quasi-fictional narrator musingly notes that once upon a time she provided the voice for nature documentaries; quite true, Phillips has indeed narrated some nature documentaries, which appears to be the reason why Benoot cast her. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Plastic paradise: on the frontlines of the fight to clean up pollution in Bali – in pictures

In January the island’s beaches were inundated with waves of plastic pollution, a phenomenon that has been getting worse by the year. Photographer and film-maker Sean Gallagher travelled to Bali to document the increasing tide of rubbish washing up on beaches and riverbanks, and the people facing the monumental challenge of cleaning up. His portraits are on show now as part of the 2025 Head On photo festival at Bondi Beach promenade until 30 November Continue reading...

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4 d. ago I found a hot chocolate maker that rivals Hotel Chocolat's £100 Velvetiser for £15

It's normally £70 full-price, but savvy shoppers who deal stack can get it for less than £15 this weekend

Economics

4 d. ago Salter hot chocolate maker worth £70 plummets to £15 in double deal

The Salter device is perfect for whipping up hot chocolates, creamy lattes and frothy cappuccinos

Economics

5 d. ago Labubu toy movie with potential to anchor franchise in the works at Sony

Viral plush toy is heading to big screen after a deal was signed with details still unclear over whether it would be live-action or animatedLabubus could be headed to the big screen. Sony Pictures has acquired the screen rights to the plush toy sensation and is in early development of a feature film which, if successful, would anchor a new franchise.The deal, first reported by the Hollywood Reporter, was signed this week between the Chinese toy makers and Sony Pictures, whose animation division is fresh off the global success of KPop Demon Hunters. No producer or film-maker is attached to the project yet, and it’s still unclear if the film would be live-action or animated. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Judge to approve $7bn settlement with OxyContin maker that requires Sackler family members to pay victims

Deal would also require multibillionaire family to give up ownership of the Connecticut-based firmA federal bankruptcy court judge on Friday said he would approve OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s latest deal to settle thousands of lawsuits over the toll of opioids that includes some money for thousands of victims of the epidemic.The deal overseen by US bankruptcy judge Sean Lane would require some of the multibillionaire members of the Sackler family who own the company to contribute up to $7bn and give up ownership of the Connecticut-based firm. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Latest opioid settlement plan with OxyContin maker Purdue and Sackler family getting few objections

The company that makes OxyContin, members of the Sackler family who own it and many groups that sued over its role in the opioid crisis are asking a judge to approve a settlement plan

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6 d. ago You can save £30 on Hotel Chocolat’s velvetiser ahead of Black Friday – here’s how

The sale could be your chance to bag a discount on the viral hot chocolate maker

Economics

7 d. ago Car parts maker plans to close factories, threatening 350 jobs

The union is calling the plan a ‘betrayal’ of workers

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8 d. ago How to save £30 on Hotel Chocolat’s velvetiser ahead of Black Friday

The sale could be your chance to bag a discount on the viral hot chocolate maker

Economics

8 d. ago Fake baby scammer Kira Cousins pictured grinning inside documentary maker's office

The 22-year-old from Airdrie, who strapped on a prosthetic baby bump for months, has backtracked multiple times on her story but is now set to tell her side of the hoax.

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8 d. ago Goldman Sachs earns record $110mn fee in Electronic Arts deal

Wall Street lender was sole adviser to the video game maker on largest-ever take-private transaction

Economics

9 d. ago Rod Stewart's troubled son, 45, is knocked out within FIFTEEN SECONDS by opponent 18 years his junior in nightmare boxing debut

Rod Stewart's success needs no introduction but one of his children encountered their own type of hit-maker at the weekend.

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9 d. ago Josh Groban reveals what it's really like to work with Miss Piggy as Muppets diva set to star in new movie

EXCLUSIVE: The You Raise Me Up hit-maker dishes on being caught in a love triangle with Kermit — and that ‘intimacy-coordinated’ kiss — as Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone plot Miss Piggy’s big-screen comeback

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